Gallia Lugdunensis

Gallia Lugdunensis was a Gallic province of the Roman Empire which existed from 27 BC to 486 AD, with Lugdunum (Lyon) serving as its capital. The region had been conquered from the Osismii, Gallic Veneti, Namnetes, Unelli, Lexovii, Cenomani, Carnutes, Turones, Bituriges, and other tribes by the Roman general Julius Caesar during his Gallic Wars of the 50s BC, and Emperor Augustus created the province while visiting Gaul in 27 BC. It was important enough to be governed by an imperial legate, and it existed until 486 AD, when the Domain of Soissons was conquered by the Franks.